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Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, the third such release ...

Hamas has begun a third round of freeing hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in ...

Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

During a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, with fragile hopes for an end to the war, relief is soon weighed down by ...

Israel and Hamas reached a deal to resolve a disagreement over the exchange of a female civilian hostage that had threatened ...

“Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on ...

Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have ...

The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed ...

A female Israeli soldier is released as the next hostage-prisoner exchange gets underway amid the ceasefire in Gaza.

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the cease-fire, let alone a lasting peace.